Lutsk living...

Hello Canada, first I would like to say...its cold here too! no snow, but there were flurries on saturday morning. I have arrived and am all settled into my rather large but very soviet apartment. Its right off one of the main streets here, I wouldn`t call it a downtown but perhaps the centre of the city...or err large town. All the classic Soviet style buildings and designs are right outside my window, and from my room I can actually see part of the old castle....really cool. I have been making connections here and meeting alot of really nice people. Everyone is busy so I have alot of time to myself in the evenings. I read and work on my ukrainian...since most people here speak Russian it has been pretty easy, but they prefer Ukrainian so i am going to work on that. the YMCA building looks nothing like anything we have in Canada, sooo take one of our really nice YMCA buildings, age it 70 years, turn off all the power, including heating, introduce the smell of mould and decorate the outside with alcoholics and hooligans...and maybe you can get a sense of what this Y building looks like here. But, besides this, they make it work! everyone is energetic and full of life, they all love to volunteer and I have been able to take part in a few of their programs, Tensing and floorball, I have a floorball parctice tomorrow night :) ok, thats all for now, i will try to post some pics soon :) i miss you Canada, especially your toilets :((( whats the deal with squat pots